All Obituaries

Morgan Lewis Evans, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, January 14, at his home of 62 years, in Rawlins, 8 days shy of his 86th birthday. Morgan was born on January 22, 1934 to Morgan Evans, Sr. and Roxie Divine Evans.  He was raised with 5 siblings at the family home on Mahoney, attended Rawlins Schools, graduating from Rawlins High School in 1952.  He had one semester at the University of Wyoming, playing his beloved basketball only to have to return home to care for his family after the...

Michael Wilder of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away in the line of duty on Saturday, January 11. Wilder, a paramedic with the Wamsutter EMS, was responding to a call when he went into cardiac arrest. Despite the best efforts of his first-responder family, he was unable to be revived. He was 51. Mike was born in Tawas City, Michigan, on August 23, 1968. His family moved to Evart, Michigan, where he graduated with honors from Evart High School. As a teenager, he was an Eagle Scout, a drummer in...

William Dean Parsons, 80, passed away in Central Wyoming Hospice on January 7, 2020 following complications from a stroke.  He was preceded in death by his parents, William Harry Parsons and Ida Martha Hammell. Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara W. Clark Parsons: Sisters; Joyce Klabunde(Dick), and Gwen Black Becker; daughter, Barbara Lee Brophy (Jay), son, William Eugene Parsons (Tami), and daughter, Beverly Marie Theresa Wilts (Ron),  Granddaughters, Calista Marie...

Eloy Gonzales Sr. of Rawlins, Wyoming passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday,January 4, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, at the age of 92. Born in San Pablo, New Mexico, Eloy served in the U.S. Army as a Communications Specialist.  He served In Korea where he learned the Korean language which he exercised whenever he could.  After his military service, Eloy worked at the Wyoming State Penitentiary and the Union Pacific Railroad. Eloy will be greatly...

Randy L. Robinson resident of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away on December 31, 2019 at the Wyoming Medical Center at the age of 65 years. Randy was born January 22, 1954 in Rawlins, Wyoming to Woodrow and Idabell Robinson.  He attended Rawlins schools.  He was employed by Rosebud Coal Mine until it closed down then he worked for Meadow Gold Dairies until his retirement. He enjoyed pool, camping, riding 4-wheelers, hunting, fishing, and always helping his family members whenever he...

Marie peacefully passed away in Rawlins, WY, December 18 at the age of 90. She was born on November 11, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA.  She was the daughter of Irish immigrants, the first of five children, all of the others being boys. They were all first generation US citizens. She met the love of her life, Billy Jackson, just after the end of WWII in 1945. Bill was in Philadelphia awaiting discharge from the US Navy where he had served for two years. Bill had dropped out of Sundance High...

 Jack Reid Lowrance, 74, went Home to be with Jesus on the morning of December 16, 2019, with his wife and pastor by his side. Jack was born in Rawlins, WY to the late Reid Lowrance & the late Lennie (Ridgeway) Lowrance on June 23, 1945. He graduated from Rawlins High School in 1963. In March of his senior year, he signed up for the Marine Corps, to follow in his Uncle Jack Jernigan's footsteps. He took a bus to San Diego and arrived at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot on July...

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Robert “Otto” Lovato, 68, passed away December 10, 2019 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. The oldest of 11 children, Otto was born in Rawlins, Wyoming on March 30, 1951 to Robert and Roma Lovato. Known by many as a loved father, son, husband, grandpa, brother, uncle, cousin and friend he had an energy that couldn’t go unnoticed and always kept our lives interesting. He had a love for life and passion for family that made everything else in the world so small and he...

Jon B France, 41 of Nampa, Idaho passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, following a tragic accident while installing Christmas lights on his roof two weeks earlier. Jon was born on January 1, 1978, in Rawlins, Wyoming and graduated at Rawlins High School. Following high school, he enrolled in DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix, Arizona, where he earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electronics, graduating with honors in June 1998. Following graduation, Jon worked for a time...